Natural Grocers (NYSE:NGVC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.48 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.49 by 4 percent. This is a 4 percent decrease over earnings of $0.50 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $334.739 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $343.061 million by 2.43 percent. This is a 1.84 percent increase over sales of $328.705 million the same period last year.